Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-25

4 A@AeAtE ~ 80 4t&a1As
BrlIIsh Consals Fall.
LozD0S, Jan. ea.---Thsre has been
semi panio IN the market this after
noon in consequences Of the unfav0rahle
political situation
/ 00ns3ls for money closed today at
100 7-l6. decline 4 from closing Quota-
ton Of Saturday. The quotation a. 20
DAVIS close Of account was 100 9-i6
fall Of SIG from Saturday.
/ whipped ahe Pirates.
A dispatch from Tonqniu says that
Colonel BFissend has carried tue rebel
position ai Mikae fhanoan. ard that
500 in uresnts we're killed. The French
ara pursuing the rebels.
| Captured.
Il Meyer, the alleged German soy, whe
escaped at the time Of the capture Of
his swu companions af Lyons, has been
arrested. Al three insist that the sol
dier Who accuses them trpmped up the
story that they tried 20 nribe him TO ob
tain for them one Of tAe uew French re-
psating rides.
Ansshar speech 81 BIs4arck.
BERLIN, Jan. 24.-BismArak, in takinR
WIII EE tEE AIUHAC Un Tue E14lLI3lCH AUE
expenses Of Pfussian legations at the
various German courts. ID the lower
house OF the Pfusaian Diet today, re-
fsrred 70 hia recent oonflict with the
Reichstan aud She rejection OF She Sep
| tennafs bill. He eontended that the
different federal governments OF Ger
maay had by constitution transferred |
| the essential portion of their rights 10 |
the Emperor. The Emperor the |
chancellor continued, us not In q posi- |
tion 10 Felinquish any Of these rights 10 |
the ReichstaR, and especially not 10 q /
Reichstag which showed As little o0nh |
denca in the Fedesal Government as the /
body lately dissolved manifested. The /
mAin dutv attached 10 the rights OF the /
Emperor said Bismarck, els protection i
Of the EmBire This duty was also /
placed il the haads Of the Emperor by /
the constitution, and not In the hands /
either Of any parliamentary majority or /
party leaders. A pgEtion Of the Eress,
IN commenting on the rtiectisn Of the
Army bill, represented il as absolutely |
immaierial whether tie measure vas ac-
cepted for three or fer seven years, bat
the reasons alleged for acceptance for
three years we're unacceptable in them
selves; besides, Il wGs impossible 10
permit the Reiuhstag TO arbitrarily In
terfere with the ordering Of military
affairs Of the empire. Considering ar
ticle 60 Of the constitution, which pro-
vides an effective army shall be given
the law. then an ordinary mob granted
Il must be regarded as q violation;
otherwise it would have been stated
thst the grant Of an effective army
should be renewed periodically, as pro-
vided for in each budget. The govern
mens, therefore, had been usually en-
titled 10 demand the fixing Of an effeo
tive army in perpetuity, but the gov
ernment, wishing for progressive de-
velopment in these matters, agreed TO
accept q compromise, for seven years,
which, having bsen twice renewed, the
right Of custom had been established
lu regard 10 the eeptennate period.
Proper development OF the army
organization is necessary, IN viev
OF the danQerous situation. This can
not be attained in three years.
A conflict Is ooniuEed up By those
Who refuse to sanction q orsdaai eFRan.
ization, they preferring 10 attend three
wears, and ieopArdizs the constltatloa
IN the eyea Of foreign countries Il
makes considerable difference whether
increase Affects the German peace. The
effect Of an effective ferce granted for
three years only or for seven is very
different. II is entirely false to assert
that in proposing renewal Of the sep
tsnnate term We aimed at monopoly
and France. We desire great action
airy period. The septennate period can
have no effect on sensible people. Pity
DR.. Windthorst bad not been esked 70
declare on oath he would never seek TO
..snk.lfak aAa kswN.1rust ~ ua~rwan |
Monopoiies we may have after heavy
war, when all our financial resources are
exhausted.
After romarking ironically that
Aisace-Lorr line we're needed by the op-
position to obtain a majority in the
Rsiohstag, she Chancellor continued.
"HoW can We entrust to such majority
the veal or woe OF Germany The dis
solving the Reichssag was an indisput-
able necessity, in order to obtain q
sodnder state Of things. In taking that
step We acted in perfect good faith.
Once more appealing 20 the people TO
love their fatherlaud and show their
fidelity to the constitution no retreat
was possible Replying subsequently,
to remarks BY DR.. Windthorst, Bismarck
said: II hope DR.. Windthorss. leader
Of the majority In the late ReichstaR,
will have something to say more 10 the
point. He has given as picture Of the
future, in which the only thing wanting
is ssFfdom. l will frankly give him
the information for which be asks.
There never has been, nor b there nov,
any question among the federal govern
nents Of suspending the electoral law.
Report that there was, was only pFomui-
gated as an electoral movement. DIR.
IL - - - Iamns Al
safety Of the dynasty endangered By
Center party seek to sonelude With the /
Social Democrats q permanent aiiianos? /
Most Of the Social Democrats have only
been elected through the support re.
ceived from the Center party. Even |
the Pope has EXPIRE sed an opiniou /
on the alliance Of the Center i
party with The Social Democrats.
His Holiness IL q man Of peace,
hoiding conservative vieges fact Whioh /
the electors Of Germany wiil be made 4
aware Of bafare the elections commence.
Il repeat" ssid Bismarck, I'VE made
compromise In accepting the septcu- i
nate term; otherwise We might have pro-
posed 10 ix q peaee peEmanenfly.' Bis
marck continued: "Dr. Windthorsl /
used grand words In speaking about ab- i
solute monarchy. That expression is
meaningless when applied TO Germany.
n our opponents IN the Reichstag are
friendly 10 the Empire, they must not l
reject our moderate demands. Why /
should I regard members OF the Pro |
grsssivs party ~ iooal ringi do not
believe in eIeotroplated royalism. ash
Why IL everything surrendered THAI d
demanded In the name Of tie King, 4
ard in toe interests Of f5e kinRdomf 4 70
gard the fnai objects of The Progressive /
party as anti -monaTchial- Beed rot 1
defend myself against ths Feproaeh Of
Wishing 10 introdaoe absoiutisn Ia
Prussia and Germany. an not depre
ciafinQ the GuelphS loyalty 20 their
king. I hsse Only attacked their sys-
ten Of protesting such sentiments 10
make other ob5ectA am Risd a. hsv-
inc roassd this dsbate. and sysn confess
70 having previously arranged 10 dis
cus1 these matters here
Bismarck was followed b. Herr Ea-
gene Ki~htsr.
When the latter concsnded the Chsn-
csglor AGAIN r0sa. he protest. a against